1.What is radiation? Radiation is remission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles. 2.What is radiation detection? Radiation detection is the ability to detect and measure the radiation of interest in the presence of noise and signals caused by other radiation.
3.How do you detect radiation? You cannot detect radiation using any of your senses. So in order to detect radiation you need equipment. 4.Name different types of radiation Different types of radiation are radio, microwave, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray,and gamma rays. Radio radiation is an electromagnetic wave with a wave length between 0.5cm and 30,000m. Microwave radiation is electromagnetic radiation with lengths as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter. Visible radiation is radiation that can produce a visual. Ultraviolet radiation is wave lengths shorter than light but longer than x-rays. X-ray radiation is similar to light but of shorter wavelength and capable of penetrating solids. Gamma rays is wavelengths that are generally in the range 1 ✕ 10-10 to 2 ✕ 10-13meters.
5. Describe most common lab instruments for detecting radiation. One common instrument to detect radiation is the Geiger-Muller counter.
Geiger Counter
If the environment has a high radiation level it will beep rapidly. The Geiger-Muller will also show you the level of radiation on the screen. X-rays are another type of instrument to detect radiation. Scintillator is another detector. It is minute flashes of light which are produced by certain materials when they absorb radiation.
1.What is radiation?
Radiation is remission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles.
2.What is radiation detection?
Radiation detection is the ability to detect and measure the radiation of interest in the presence of noise and signals caused by other radiation.
3.How do you detect radiation?
You cannot detect radiation using any of your senses. So in order to detect radiation you need equipment.
4.Name different types of radiation
Different types of radiation are radio, microwave, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray,and gamma rays.
Radio radiation is an electromagnetic wave with a wave length between 0.5cm and 30,000m.
Microwave radiation is electromagnetic radiation with lengths as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter.
Visible radiation is radiation that can produce a visual.
Ultraviolet radiation is wave lengths shorter than light but longer than x-rays.
X-ray radiation is similar to light but of shorter wavelength and capable of penetrating solids.
Gamma rays is wavelengths that are generally in the range 1 ✕ 10-10 to 2 ✕ 10-13 meters.
5. Describe most common lab instruments for detecting radiation.
One common instrument to detect radiation is the Geiger-Muller counter.
If the environment has a high radiation level it will beep rapidly. The Geiger-Muller will also show you the level of radiation on the screen.
X-rays are another type of instrument to detect radiation.
Scintillator is another detector. It is minute flashes of light which are produced by certain materials when they absorb radiation.
Work Cited
http://www.prc68.com/I/Rad_Det.shtml
http://www.nuclearconnect.org/know-nuclear/science/radation-detection